Better Hide (The Run and Hide Duet #2)

Chapter 1

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JO

Hate sex is the best sex you’ll ever get in your life.

Jayden collapses next to me, and I lay panting after yet another orgasm, looking at the chalky ceiling. My mind is a fuzzy mess of endorphins and adrenaline.

Jayden and Cole took me. Again. All of the hate and resentment and fucking loneliness over the last six months has come roaring back. The feelings rush through my veins like boiling water.

I can’t believe they found me. They found me and took me. Again.

The smell of sweat and spearmint fills the room, and a mix of adrenaline and heat rushes through me again. It makes my clit throb.

Cole heaves his body off the bed. I watch as his big form moves to the dresser, clicks on a small lamp, and grabs a pill bottle out of his bag. I can’t help but stare at him while he moves. His muscles catch the shadows, and he looks more tan than I remember.

Cole brings the pill bottle and a water bottle back to me.

“Here.” He shakes one out and hands it to me.

I blink and sit up. The pill looks tiny in his huge hand.

They’re giving me pills again. I flashback to the drugged pancakes and can almost taste the bitter syrup. Oh fuck no, this isn’t happening again.

Cole lifts an eyebrow. “Take it, Jo.”

My throat tightens, and I glare at him.

Jayden sits up next to me. His arms look dark in the low light and are covered in tattoos. He lowers his head beside mine and whispers low into my ear, “I would take great pleasure in forcing that pill down your pretty little throat.” Jayden’s hand traces up my bare arm, whispering around the base of my neck, causing goosebumps to prickle along my skin. “Maybe wash it down with a bit of cum, hmmm? You cry such delicious little tears when you panic.” His fingers brush the side of my neck.

I shiver.

Cole grabs my hand and forces the pill into my palm. He winks. “Remember. We don’t have to drug you to do what we want with you.”

I shoot a glare at him. “This can’t keep happening.”

“What can’t?” Cole’s blue eyes watch me as I fist the pill.

“Forcing me to do things. Not giving me a say.”

“That’s kind of our thing, little one,” Cole laughs. “But it’s a pain pill. For your arm.”

I glance down at my arm, where they carved their initials into me. It’s been throbbing like a bitch, but the pain has been in the back of my mind while they’ve fucked the shit out of me.

Cole looks sincere, but then again, he always looks sincere. I gaze at the pill in my hand. It does look just like the one he gave me at the cabin for pain, and my arm is hot with pain. Reluctantly, I pop the pill in my mouth. Cole watches my throat bob as I dry-swallow it.

Jayden stands, going to the bathroom. He’s big. Bigger than I remember him being.

I snap my gaze to Cole. “This has to be a two-way street. You can’t just order me around like a dog.”

Cole leans back on the bed, puts his hands behind his head, and watches me with a feline grin. “I can’t?” His earring glints in the low light.

“No!” Both anger and horniness wash through me. How dare he be so attractive? I’d rehearsed everything I’d wanted to say for months. Last time, they took my freedom, my voice, my body.

Not this time. At least, not like they did before.

Jayden comes back, shaking water out of his dark hair. He’s still completely naked, muscled, and covered in dark tattoos, which makes my breath hitch.

I draw in a breath. “I want my phone.”

Jayden barely glances at me. “No.”

Heat rushes over me, and I whirl on Cole. He’s watching me intently.

“You heard the boss man.”

No. I won’t let this happen again. I’m going to take some of my power back.

I dart to my feet, heading for the bag I brought from Rosemary’s house. It’s on the table, right next to Jayden’s.

Faster than I can register, one of Jayden’s hands is on my throat, and the other is behind my head. He slams me against the wall, pinning me there against his solid, naked body. He presses into me, his hand firmly caging my neck.

“Fuck you,” I hiss, struggling against him. “You can’t keep doing this to me.”

“Want to tell me again what I can’t do?” Jayden bites down on my ear—hard. I yelp.

“Because from here, it looks like I can do whatever the fuck I want. And there’s nothing you can do to stop me.” Jayden’s voice is low and rumbly. He pulls back enough to fix his dark eyes on me. There’s a flash of anger, and his voice deepens. “Is this what he did to you?”

Jayden’s hand tightens around my throat, and I cough, grabbing at his hand. I’m confused. “What?”

“The guy you hooked up with.” Jayden’s hand tightens more, and disgust fills his gaze.

My head gets light. Oh shit. The only guy I went on a date with? The one who didn’t even make it past first base?

“I…didn’t…” I claw at Jayden’s hand, but he doesn’t let me go. “We didn’t do anything.”

“I should mark all the places he touched. Remove his touch from your skin.”

Darkness flickers in my vision, and my heart pounds in my ears.

“Did he touch you here?”

My whole body is tingling. Jayden lets up just enough that I suck in a breath, and my skin washes in heat.

Jayden cups my pussy. “Did. He. Touch. You. Here?”

My eyes move slowly. It’s like I’m dreaming and trying to get my body to react. “No.”

“Well, that’s good. For you. I’ve never tattooed a pussy, but I’m not above trying.” Jayden curls his lip. “Where did he touch you?”

I try to unscramble my brain. I don’t even remember.

Jayden squeezes harder, and I gasp.

That’s right. The man pinned my wrists above my head. My eyesight is starting to narrow.

“My wrists,” I try to suck in a breath.

Jayden yanks me forward, and all I can tell is that I’m flying through the air. “Cole, hold her down.”

When I blink a few times, clearing my vision, I’ve landed on my back, and I’m laying on the bed. I scramble to get up, but Cole’s heavy hands land on my shoulders, pinning me back down.

Jayden looms at the edge of the bed, his dick hard again despite having already fucked my throat raw. He grips his cock, jerking himself roughly. “You let another man touch what you knew was ours?”

I try to get up, but Cole just leans into me more. “Daddy’s talking. Listen up.”

Jayden strokes himself harder. “You’re ours, Jo. Ours to torment. Ours to fuck with. Ours to own. No one else fucking touches you.”

The words cause anger to burn through me. “I’m not yours,” I spit.

“No?” Jayden fixes me with a look. “Then prove it. Walk away.” His lips curl up in the tiniest smirk.

His mockery burns under my skin. I do a crunch to get my feet up and over my head, but Cole swings his leg over my hips, sitting on me and pinning my hips down.

“Go ahead. Prove you’re not ours. Leave.” Jayden is slowly stroking himself over my face.

I swipe out at him, but he’s already taking a step back.

Cole chuckles, reaching out and flicking Jayden’s abs. “There. Got him for you, lemon drop.”

“Let me go.” I struggle against Cole, trying to wiggle my hips out from under him. His dick is hard against me, and I eye it. I could punch it to get him off me.

Cole sees what I’m looking at, and he has my hands pinned above my head faster than I can register. “Easy, now. No claws in the Crown Jewels.”

“Fuck you.” I squirm.

Jayden steps closer again. “I don’t know, Cole. Seems like she doesn’t want to leave, does she?”

I snarl at Jayden, wanting him to get close enough so I can bite his dick off.

Jayden smacks my cheek hard enough to make my eyes water. “There’s those pretty tears. Look at you. Helpless as a kitten.” He groans, throwing his head back. His whole body stiffens, and he looks down at me. “You’re ours. You’ll always be ours.”

With a groan, Jayden jacks himself off until he’s spurting hot cum all over my face. Cole shifts his grip, and before I know it, Jayden is coming on my wrists, too.

Jayden makes sure to get every last drop on me, then steps back. “Better hide, kitten or you might never see the light of day again.”